In a town where only the very latest polling data is news, people still care about what came before the rattle of the Metro bus and the latest scandal. At Tudor Place, the past is not only present, it vibrates.

Maybe you’re past the red food stages of Valentine and are ready for the next step in romance: that would be rocks. Sparkly ones. According to a wildly unscientific Yahoo poll, diamonds are the most popular gemstones. But that’s changing.